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A colony of northern fur seals has been found breeding on an island off California, and everyone hopes that this will not lead to its disappearance.
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PETERSON, R., LE BOEUF, B. & DELONG, R. Fur Seals from the Bering Sea breeding in California. Nature 219, 899–901 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219899a0
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